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Maker:
Carlo & Arthur Giuliano
Designer:
Ricketts, Charles de Sousy
Gold, decorated with translucent green enamel, and set with a central cabochon green turquoise, with a pearl on each side, and an amethyst drop below, having at the top a triangular loop to take a chain
History note: Given to Katherine Bradley (1846-1914) by Charles Ricketts (1866-1931) on 8 December 1899; Mrs Sturge-Moore; by descent to the children of Mrs Sturge-Moore: Miss Riette Sturge-Moore and Daniel Sturge More
Bought with the Leverton Harris Fund
Height: 8.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1972) by Sturge-Moore, Riette, Miss and Sturge-Moore, Daniel
19th Century, Late#
Victorian
Production date:
AD 1899
: Completed before 5 December 1899 and given to Katherine Bradley (1846-1914) on 8 December 1899.
Ricketts' design for the pendant is in an album in the Department of Prints and Drawings of the British Museum, 198 a 43, 1962-8-9-2 (36). According to Diana Scarisbrick (Documentation 1982), the pendant was 'Designed to hang on the breast of Icarus in a painting, and was then given to Michael [Katherine Bradley 1846-1914)], who wore it on a thin gold chain.' It was completed before 5 December 1899 and was given to Miss Bradley on 8 December 1899.
Mount
composed of
enamel
( translucent green)
gold
Cabochon
composed of
green turquoise
Drop
composed of
amethyst
Side Projections
composed of
pearl
Gold Mount
Stones
Accession number: M.5-1972
Primary reference Number: 93547
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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